Place de Grève

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Place de Grève was the historic riverside square in Paris, long associated with public gatherings, executions, and laborers seeking work, before being redeveloped as today’s Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville.

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Place de Grève canonical 2
Place de Grève, Paris 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former execution site ⓘ
historic public square ⓘ
adjacentTo Hôtel de Ville de Paris ⓘ
associatedWith Parisian municipal power ⓘ
urban labor movements in Paris ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culturalMeaning symbol of social protest in French historical memory ⓘ
currentName Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération ⓘ
demolishedOrRedeveloped 19th century ⓘ
formerNameOf Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville ⓘ
hasEtymology French word "grève" meaning "gravelly shore" or "strand" ⓘ
hasHeritage site of medieval Parisian river port activities ⓘ
hasNotableEventType executions by burning ⓘ
executions by hanging ⓘ
torture and corporal punishment ⓘ
hasNotableFunction traditional meeting point for unemployed workers ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
influencedTerm French word "grève" meaning "strike" ⓘ
knownFor laborers seeking work ⓘ
popular demonstrations ⓘ
public executions ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
locatedIn 4th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
locatedOn right bank of the River Seine ⓘ
near Pont d’Arcole ⓘ
Île de la Cité ⓘ
partOf historic center of Paris ⓘ
redevelopedAs modern square in front of Paris City Hall ⓘ
replacedBy Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville ⓘ
topographicalOrigin sandy and gravelly riverbank of the Seine ⓘ
usedFor festivities and public celebrations ⓘ
public punishments ⓘ
royal proclamations ⓘ

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Disputation of Paris → placeOfBookBurning → Place de Grève, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Place de Grève